Hayavadana
Hayavadana Author: Girish Karnad
First Performance: 1972, Madras
Published: 1971
First English Translation: 1972
Genre: Drama in 2 acts; Kannada prose and songs
Setting: City of Dharmapura, mythical past
Cast: 4m, 2f, 1 child, 2 dolls, chorus, musicians
Before the main play can get under way, Bhagavata the narrator is interrupted by Hayavadana, a man born with a horse's head, who has tried everywhere to become a complete being. Bhagavata sends him to seek help from the priestess Kali. The story begins: the clever poet Devadatta is close friends with the powerful athlete Kapila. Devadatta confesses to his friend that he has fallen in love with a beautiful young girl named Padmini and sends his friend to seek her out. Kapila is overwhelmed by her beauty. Devadatta and Padmini marry, but...
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